misnumber

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ number.

Verb

misnumber (third-person singular simple present misnumbers, present participle misnumbering, simple past and past participle misnumbered)

1. (transitive) To number incorrectly.
   1. To assign numbers nonsequentially where sequential numbering was due.

      Hypernym: misidentify

      Coordinate terms: miscall, misname, misdate

      The pages in this report are misnumbered. There are two "page 7"s, and there is no "page 6"!

   2. To ascribe singular where plural was due, or vice versa.

      Hypernyms: misinflect; misconjugate, misdecline

      Coordinate term: misgender

References

• “misnumber”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.